Linux without Linus was Re: What's left over.

Brian Jackson
2002-11-01T16:37:30Z

Larry McVoy writes:

> On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 11:16:20AM -0500, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
>> On Fri, 1 Nov 2002, Alexander Viro wrote:
>> > It's not a fscking public service. Linus has full control over his
>> > tree. You have equally full control over your tree. Linus can't
>> > tell you what patches to apply in your tree. You can't tell Linus
>> > what patches he should apply to his.
>>
>> I'm sorry it _is_ a public service. Once tens of people started
>> contributing to it, it became one.
>
> Pat, the public service that Linus provides is doing exactly what he does.
> He's acting as a filter. You may or may not agree with the things he
> lets in or does not. That's fine, if you think you can do a better job
> you have that option. i can imagine your answer is "I think he's doing
> a fine job except for my project which isn't getting in" or something
> like that. That's a bummer for you but keep the big picture in mind.
> Linus is the glue which keeps the Linux world from turning into the
> BSD mess. He is the acknowledged leader. Without him we have a bunch
> of semi-leaders, with him we have a real leader. The fact that Linus
> is here, leading this herd of cats, is a gift to the world. Try and
> imagine Linux without him, it's not a pretty picture.
>

What something like:
Virox
Hellwigix
Alanix
KHix

eeewww, I can't bring myself to think about it

> So figure out a way to work with him, don't stress him out, he's a
> critical resource without a viable replacement.
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